The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
NEIHART NEWS.
An Interesting Letter From the Metropolis
Of the Belt Mountains, Full of Good
News of that Camp.
NEIHART, Mont. March II. 1887

! Matters here are qniet just now. but
the prospects are good that times will be
lively soon.
The Hudson Mining Co. completed
their concentration on the 1st AID yester-
day put the immense machinery in mo-
ton, which was quite a curiosity to the
denizrns OF the camp, rs but few had ever
seen a concentrator, particularly of such
magnitude. Everything moved off to sat
isfaction of the owners and Mr. Kline, the
builder. This is the largest concentrator
in the territory. Acept the one at Wckes.
Mr.. Kline tells me the capacity is rated at
100 tons per day, but hat he can easily
run tito 100 They will not be able to
commence operations for two or three
| weeks, as the tranWay from the compa-
ny's mines is not completed. Owing to
the deep snow and severe weather the
company could not get lumber TO COM
| plete the concentrator.
1t this enterprise proves a success, which
is not questioned, there will be brisk times
here during the summer. Much credit is
due to j. C. E. Barker, superintendent of the
Hudson Mining company, for the energy
and rustic he has displayed under the
disparaging circumstances he has had to
contend against in having this enterprise
completed, as the company once was on
the eve of abandoning all their interests
in the camp and charging the money
spent to profit and loss, which would have
badly hindered the mining and other in
terests of northern Montana. The men
composing the new company have abun-
dance of money and are not afraid to
spend it where they think it will do good.
The smelter will probably not start be-
! fore May, as they are desirous of using
coke in connection with charcoal in their
next run. Prof. Grenier has been expert
he can coke it without trouble. The COM
pany are furnishing facilities to further
this enterprise.
Rice & Wells are delivering several
thousand bushels Of charcoal and will con-
tinue burning so that the next run will be
a long one.
| There is some trading in mining prop
erty. B. S. Fitzpatrick, known as "Big
Fitz," has sold one-third interest in the
| Stallabrass e Fitzpatrick lode, it is said,
to Mr.. r. S. Ford of Sun River for a good
sum. 1t is reported that Mcqueen refused
a good round offer for his interest in the
"Ripple'' on Snow creek. lie and his
partners, Briggs and Okerman, contem
plate doing considerable development on
| their claims this summer. 1t is said they
have a very fine showing and that parties
in Benton own equally as promising claims
contiguous to the Ripple and that the par
ties owning the Ripple are willing to pool
with the Benton parties and run tunnel
and develop all, which would be a good
| idea.
| The Nehart improvement Co. are 60
ing to put in additional machinery in their
cencentrator and contemplate putting up
smelter in connection. The plant they
first put up was an experiment which de-
monstrated that more extensive one
WOuiQ Ue IL Success
I'll. d. Burghardt and Dan Carpenter
are developing their claims on Carpenter
creek with good showing. There are also
several other parties at work OH their
claims ia the same locality.
The Mountain Chief owned by the Hud-
son Mining Co., is being stopped and is
yielding an immense amount of ore,
enough to keep the concentration going |
steadily. It is the intention of Mr..
Barker to run another tunnel shortly in
the mine.
Our roads have been excellent for
sleighing for a month or so, but now they
are almost impossible by any kind Of a
way. The mails from Benton have been
very irregular and for the past two or
three weeks without good excuse. Letters
and the RIVER PRESS are frequently 10
days old when getting here.
This is st. Patrick day in the morning.
There is no one yet celebrating it or feel
ing anyways happy over the old saints
birth, but some will doubtless before the
udy - over. oHC III! pafIlCuiitI, JOilHHy j
Probst, better known as 'sShorty." He /:
proposed to Miss Sofia Sherman that he
would to-day give up crib" and she TO
take its place. The ceremony is to be |
performed this evening by Judge Parker /
Shorty" is the happiesr man in ten king I
donls and Il hilarious time is expected. {
John is Il .ond fellow and deserving of t
what he i. gettng-a good wife. Ills L
prospects are not only fiattering in a So
cial way, but rs well financially, as he is
largely interested IN The Qneen of iila !
Iill- which is looking sI'lendidIy. {
II. y Burghanlt has gone east, it i re- !
ported, to buy goods, but rumor adds TO :
the errand to offer himself q sacriliee 70 s